Gireesh Kumar Sanghi

Gireesh Kumar Sanghi (born 8 March 1955 in Hyderabad, India) is an industrialist and politician. He was a Member of the Parliament of India for the Indian National Congress party representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.

Sanghi obtained a B.A. and an M.A. in Political Science from Osmania University. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in June 2004 and served until June 2010, actively involved in several committees. In February 2015 he left the Congress party and joined the BJP.

He is a joint-owner and director of a conglomerate of companies that includes Sanghi Textiles and A.G.A. Publications, the publisher of Telugu-language newspaper Vaartha and Hindi Swatantra Vaartha.